Yes sir, you hate to see it go. It was a pretty good old place.

Back then, there was over 300,000 spindles. They say you’re a big mill now if you’ve got between 60,000 and 70,000. That’s how much it’s changed.

You know, this old place fed a lot of families through the years.

These old mills like this, they had their day, but they just couldn’t compete anymore.

When you see the old pictures and how it grew one part at a time, it’s kind of amazing to see most of it gone. Just think of the cloth this place turned out in...